AI artist Jason Allen submitted some Midjourney output, “Theatre D’Opera Spatial,” to the digital art category of the Colorado State Fair fine arts competition in 2022. He won, to some controversy.…
I had a bit making an exception for the value of “fine art” because that can get weird, like “unmade bed with a bunch of trash around it” or a signed urinal.
But I seem to have left that part on the cutting room floor.
If a piece of purely prompt-generated AI art hits a price like a shark in formaldehyde I strongly suspect it’ll be some kind of inorganic AI industry insider self-dealing to hype up the AI art market, similar to the big Beeple NFT sale.
I think it might be worth reflecting on exactly why Fountain seems to “get weird;” it had a context and complaints about it are part of that context. I liked this recent video which explores the politics of Fountain.
I just mean “weird” in terms of “valued far higher than the average person might expect” but I’m not implying that that value isn’t merited. I’m not one to dismiss a Rothko.
@dgerard
I had a bit making an exception for the value of “fine art” because that can get weird, like “unmade bed with a bunch of trash around it” or a signed urinal.
But I seem to have left that part on the cutting room floor.
If a piece of purely prompt-generated AI art hits a price like a shark in formaldehyde I strongly suspect it’ll be some kind of inorganic AI industry insider self-dealing to hype up the AI art market, similar to the big Beeple NFT sale.
Okay but the shark in formaldehyde is fucking awesome to see in person.
It’s a shark! In formaldehyde!!
yeah, Hirst can be a bit of a hack and the names of the pieces are super cheugy but he’s definitely made some really evocative stuff
@V0ldek
Yeah I’m not dismissing that. It’s a big ass shark in a tank.
Or the guy who made a cast of his own head using his own frozen blood, that’s kept in a special refrigerated display case.
I think it might be worth reflecting on exactly why Fountain seems to “get weird;” it had a context and complaints about it are part of that context. I liked this recent video which explores the politics of Fountain.
@corbin
I just mean “weird” in terms of “valued far higher than the average person might expect” but I’m not implying that that value isn’t merited. I’m not one to dismiss a Rothko.